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Apple 3D Head-tracking for… Manufacturing?

Apple recently filed a patent for a new 3D user interface. It would reportedly use Apple’s existing iSight camera to track users head movements and then change the screen perspective accordingly. The sensing mechanism may even be able to detect features on a user’s face (eyes, mouth, where the eyes are looking) or the position of a user’s hands, arms, or other body part. For a detailed account of the patent, head over to the PatentlyApple blog.

Manufacturing Software Advice thinks this technology would be great to design and prototype products. They would like to see Apple’s technology integrated with CAD/CAM software. This would allow engineers to change a design, test “what if” scenarios and directly manipulate a product model all with a series of hand gestures or head nods.

To help visualize this, they created a mock-demonstration video: Apple 3D for Manufacturing.

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NASA internship position Conference room A

Jan 19th  12:30 and 3:30

http://internships.fhda.edu/

Mentorship by the Best and Brightest of Silicon Valley

This unique educational program is conducted as a cooperative effort between the NASA/Ames Research Center and the Foothill-De Anza Community College District.

NASA internship positions correspond to almost every college major and are available in a wide range of settings, including private industry.

Exciting and challenging paid internships develop confidence and provide skill development in a variety of areas such as: business administration, IT, graphics, web design, psychological research, engineering, chemistry, aeronautics, astronautics, biology, GIS, software testing, human resources, payroll, accounting, multimedia, and more!

Over the past 35 years, sponsors of internships have included: Apple Computer, NASA Ames Research Center, Borland Software, SRI, Agilent Corp., LSI Logic, Svedrup Technology, Inc., SETI Institute, Knight-Ridder, Foothill College, University Affiliate Research Center, and many others.

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Job: SolidWorks- Regional Account Manager, QuadriSpace Corporation (http://www.quadrispace.com)

We are currently looking for talented people to represent our products in your region.  We need people that understand the 3D CAD market and the problems faced by manufacturing companies. Preferably, they would have sales experience and  would be trustworthy individuals that have a history of helping dedicated professionals like your group. Despite the current economic downturn, our product’s price point and significant value proposition have resulted in early success for our new salesmen in other regions.

As a SolidWorks user group leader, I was hoping that you would help communicate this opportunity with others in your community that might find this interesting. Here’s a brief job description that you can forward.

Regional Account Manager, QuadriSpace Corporation (http://www.quadrispace.com)

-          Software Sales Experience, 3D CAD or related software preferred

-          Understanding of 3D Documentation products and solutions

-          Regional Contacts of 3D users and companies

-          Technical Skills necessary to Properly demonstrate 3D software

-          Send resumes to jobs@quadrispace.com

Best Regards,

Brian Roberts

President, QuadriSpace Corporation

www.quadrispace.com

brian@quadrispace.com

office: 972.359.6700 X51

cell: 214.683.2004

skype: brian.c.roberts

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EVENT: De Anza College SolidWorks Users Group Meeting

http://www.cad-resources.com/CDI_user_groups_solidworks.html

Tuesday March 24th 2009

De Anza College Student Center

Conference Rooms A and B

4:30-5:45 Workshops

6:8PM Evening Presentations

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Evening Session

Presentations Kevin Kingston (Rapid Sheetmetal Prototyping) mark@rapidsheetmetal.com

Robert Geshlider (Peak Solutions LLC) Rapid Protoyping mechanical designs www.peak-solutions-llc.com and www.zcorp.com

SolidWorks – Nathan Stump will give a presentation on SolidWorks Surfaces.

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Afternoon Workshop Sessions

Session 1: 4:30-5:45PM Topics: Sheetmetal seminar from SolidWorks (Richard Doyle)

Session 2: 4:30-5:45PM Topic: Dimensioning and design practices (San Tanna).

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Door Prizes:

SolidWorks gear and software

Raffle prizes provided by local companies

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Engineering and CAD Job Fair

Technical Recruiters and companies:

1. Pro/Source

2. Valley Engineering Group

3. SoloPoint Solutions

4. Oxford

5. AeroTek

6. Butler

7. ATR

8. Ryzen

9. Albin Engineering Services, Inc. (AESI)

10. TAC

11. GoEngineer

12. EDO Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems